Family Group Sheet

Subject:          John DECKER

Birth:                               1 May 1810    Salzgitter, Hanover, Germany.1

Marriage:                       28 Oct 1833    Germany.1

Immigratn:                     18 Jun 1846    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing 1846 on the "Louis Frederich."1

Death:                before __ ___ 1849    Medina County, Texas.1

Deed:                                1 Jul 1856    File 1993, Abstract 332, 320 acres.  Grantee - John Decker, deceased.  Patentee - Heirs of John Decker.  CC Cert. #314.2

Father:            Ferdinand DECKER

Mother:           Johanna Marie BEHMEN

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Spouse:          Maria WIMMEL

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1820    Germany.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; Household #6 Vandenburg.4

Death:                   after __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas.4

Father:

Mother:

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Four Known Children

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M           Joseph DECKER

Birth:                               1 Mar 1836    Hanover, Germany.5

Marriage:                       22 Feb 1858    Therese WANTZ (5 Jan 1838-12 Feb 1922), daughter of Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.6

Daughter:                      16 Jan 1859    Elizabeth DECKER; Medina County, Texas.7

Son:                              26 Nov 1860    Louis Charles DECKER; Hondo, Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter:                      10 Aug 1863    Louisa DECKER; Medina County, Texas.7

Son:                                7 Dec 1866    Henry Xavier DECKER; Medina County, Texas.7

Death:                           25 Sep 1922    Hondo, Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                            27 Sep 1922    Decker Family Cemetery, Vandenburg, Medina County.7

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F            Elizabeth DECKER

Birth:                               5 Nov 1838    Hanover, Germany.1

Death:                before __ ___ 1849    Medina County, Texas.1

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M           Henry DECKER

Birth:                               6 May 1841    Hanover, Germany.1

Death:                before __ ___ 1849    Medina County, Texas.1

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M           Charles DECKER

Birth:                             15 May 1844    Hanover, Germany.5

Death:                           14 Mar 1898    Medina County, Texas.5

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Decker Family Cemetery, Vandenburg, Medina County.5

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Endnotes 

1. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co. 

2. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 

3. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census. 

4. Multiple, 1850 Federal Census for Texas, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Clayton Library for Genealogical Research Roll # M-908, M-910, M-913, M-916. 

5. G. McLin, compiler, Medina County, Texas Cemeteries (n.p.: G. McLin, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Cems I. 

6. LDS Microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church Gedcom. 

7. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs.